Canister Filer Recommendations

[rburrowes]

Hey Guys

I've got a AquaOne Eurostyle 85 (200Ltr) tank that came with a standard AquaOne cantister, which just doesn't seem to do the job, well with Discus anyway.

Can anyone recommend a Canister Filter that will more than do the job. I was even considering getting 2, 1 for each side.

Cheers

Rob

[xrboy_85]

Hey Rob

Have a look online i was going to upgrade to a aqua one with a biult in uv steriliser that pumped about 2200ltr/hr and it was only like $250 with 9watt.

my fluval pumps directly down to avoid any cross currents and seems to be ok. i also run a otto power head with a spray bar.

Cheers Justin
HTH

[ILLUSN]

eheim 2217

[Hollowman]

as above, Eheim 2217 not a better filter on the market for our needs

[Mr Wild]

Yep me too Eheim 2217 / actually I have 2 of these on my display tank and a 2215 on a 4ft and a 2213 on a 3ft. So easy to use, clean and get parts for.

[rburrowes]

Thanks guys, whats a good price for the eheim 2217.

I contacted a couple of stores, seems they vary from 250 - 370.

Whats an average price? And does anyone have a prefered stockist in Melb?

[simmo2302]

i know "thereefshop dot com dot au" has good cheap filters.

i bought a fluval 305 for my african cichlid tank for 230 + p&h a few months back. the local fish shops had the same filter for over $350

they also sell eheim filters to.

unfortunately the site is down for maintence until the 21st.

[ILLUSN]

reefshop has a had a bit of a bad rap from some members here, try and source one from an official dealer, expect to pay about $300 the best thing about these filters is they run forever so if you can get a second hand one off ebay for 150 is you wont regret it.

[mcloughlin2]

xrboy_85,

I wouldn't bother purchasing a cannister with 2200lph flow with only a 9watt UV light. It won't do anywhere nearly enough to justify the extra electricity and cost.

[rburrowes]

Thanks guys, I picked up an eheim 2217. I'm running that and an Aqua One Canster filter as well. Its amazing how crystal clear the water is.

If anyones insterested I got it for $250 brand new from the lfs.

[Hollowman]

Good stuff, was it the one with the media already inside? Mine had a carbon mat in there too, so I removed that before use, only need to use that to remove old meds, just in case you left it in. :wink:

[rburrowes]

Yeah it had all the media in it as well.

Which one was the carbon mat, It had Blue, White and Black mats in it, I assumed that they were just different thickness's of filter mat.

[ILLUSN]

black mat is the carbon pad remove it after 2 weeks